Advertising device.



1.1. LEPPE-R.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILI-:D IAN.2I. 1915.

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L1. LEPPER.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLlcATloN HLED ma. 21, |915.

Patented Dec. 12, 916.

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llmw i Cir JOHN JAY LEPPER, OF MILWAUKEE,

WISCONSIN.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Bee. 12, 1916..

Application filed January 21, 1915. Serial No. 3,4%9.

To all wrmt t may concern.'

Be it known that l, JOHN JAY Lnrrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in AdvertisingDevices, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in a certain advertising device forwhich Letters Patent of the United States, No. 1,029,618 was issued tome June 18, 1912. By the device shown in said patent a single figurerepresenting Satan is located above a hollow member representing apersons foot, such iigure being provided with a spear, which vis adaptedby the operation of the mechanism inclosed in the foot to be brought incontact with corns upon the toes of the foot. By my improvement,however, one or more figures are preferably employed in connection withan electric motor located within a cigar or other hollow object. One ofsaid gures representing Satan with a spear in his hands, which isadapted to be automatically brought in contact with a hatchet aii'ixedto said cigar, while the other figure is supposed to represent an Indianwith a cigar in his hand, and the motor located in the lirst mentionedcigar is adapted to bring the spear in contact with said hatchet, whilethe cigar carried by the Indian is brought in close proximity to themouth of such lndian.

invention herein is predicated more especially upon the mechanism foroperating a plurality of figures in connection with the device to beadvertised, also upon the device for supporting the name of the cigar ormanufacturer of the device, to be advertised, upon one or both of thesides of the same.

My invention is further explained by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view thereof. Fig. 2 is avertical section drawn on line of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of the cigar shown in Fig. 1,- the images on said cigar beingshown part in section.

Like parts are identified by the same reference numerals throughout theseveral views.

While l have shown the images referred to in connection with a cigar, Iwish it to be understood that any other article of manufacture or salemay be substituted therefor, and while l have shown the operativemechanism connected with iigures representing Satan and an indian, I donot wish to con` line or limit myself to the exact figures shown, asinvention is not predicated upon the images as such.

1u represents a cigar.

2 represents Satan.

3 represents an Indian.

The figures 2 and 3 are connected with the exterior upper side of thecigar 1.

l is a motor of ordinary construction. Motion is communicated from themotor f1 to the image 2 through the sh'aft 5, worm gear 6, gear wheel 7,crank 8, link 9, rod 10,

and pivotallbolt 11. The limbs 12 or lower part of the image 2 arepreferably rigidly connected with the upper side of the cigar, while theupper part 13 of the image is connected with the lower part by thepivotal bolt 14T, whereby with each revolution of the gear 7 the upperpart 13 of said image is caused to move upwardly and downwardly andthereby bring` the spear 15 in contact with or in close proximity to thehatchet 16, while at the same time an electric circuit is automaticallyclosed with the lamp 17 located upon the upper end of the spear, andwith the lamps 18, 18 located in said cigar, whereby said lamps arelighted and the attention of the public is thereby attracted to thecigar. The body of the image 3 is rig` idly connected with the uppersurface of the cigar, while the arm 19 of said image is connected withthe crank 8 through the rod 20, elbow crank lever 21, shaft 22, lever 23and pivotal bolt 24, whereby with each revolution of the wheel 7 the arm19 is raised and lowered, whereby the cigar 23 is brought in contactwith or in close proximity to the lips 24 of the figure 3. 25 representsthe source of electrical energy, which may be a storage battery, adynamo or any wellknown source of electrical power. The power iscommunicated from the source 25 to the motor lthrough the wire 26. 27 isa switch by which electric circuit through the wire 28 is closed betweenthe motor and said source of power. An electric circuit is formedbetween the source of power 25 and the electric lamps 17 and 18, throughthe wires 29, switch 30, wire 31, wire 32, which wire 32 leads to saidlamp 18', and thence back to the source of electrical energ through thewires 33 and 26. Thus it is obvious that when the switch 27 is in theposition shown in Fig. 3 the circuit will be closed between the sourceVof electrical energy 25, the motor 4, the lamps 17, 18 and 18 and theoperative mechanism of the device, whereby the device will be caused vtooperate so long as the electric current is f maintained.

The cigar or other ligure 1 is provided upon one or both of its sideswith supporting flanges 84 for a trade name, and said flanges 34 areeach provided with grooves 35 'for the yreception of the trade name 3G,while, of course, the names or characters of said trade Iname maybechanged to correspond with the name of the device which is beingadvertised.

The gear wheel 7 is revolu'bly supported from the respectivesides ofthecigar 1 upon the shaft '37 vthrough the collars 38, while the worm shaftv6 is supported from the cigar 11 or `other Y article of commerceythrough the `bracket 39.

It will Ibe understood that the rod 20 'is connected with the elbowcrank 21 through the -sleeve 40, spiral spring 41, sliding vknob 42, andpivotal bolt 43, while the shaft Y10 is connected with the sleeve 44through the spiral spring 45 and slidable knob 46, where by a certainVamount of lost motion is -produced between the movement of said rods 10and 20 'and `the mechanism with which said sleeves and 46 are connectedwith each revolution ofthe wheel 7, whereby one memberofthe switch 30 isbrought i'nto and out of contact with the stationary terminal 30',thereby causing the lamps 17, f18 and 18 to remain lightedY a briefinterval of time with the forward and backward vmovement of said rods 10and 20. The parts 21 and 30 are connected with the opposing inner wallsof the inclosure 1 by brackets in any convenient manner.

One member of the switch 30 Vis moved out of contact with the member '30with each revolution ofthe wheel 7, motion bein'g'com municated fromsaid wheel to said member 30 `through 4the crank 8, rod 20 and sleeveCopies o'f this patent may lbe obtained for 40, said sleeve 40 beingpermanently connected with the member 30.

The lelectric circuit is closed between the wires 29 and 31 by bringingthe switch member 30 'into Contact with the member 30 and said switchmember 30 is moved into and out of contact with the member 31 by andwith-each revolution of the gear 7.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new, andfdesire tosecure by Letters Patent, lis:-

1. l11n a device of the described class, the combination of a source-ofelectrical energy, a hollow 'ligure representing a cigar, a ltrade namesupported -upon said :hollow ligure,

twomoving figures connected with said reprcsentation of a cigar, one ofsaid figures carrying a `spear andthe other avcigar, aplurality ofelectric lamps, amotor, `means for communicating motion from said -motorto said images, spea'r a-nd cigar and means yfor communicating vlight tosaid lamps both within and outside said representation of a cigar.

2. In a device of 'the described class, the combination of a source of'electrical energy, ahollow `figure representing a cigar, atrade name onsaid figure, yone or more movable images located -up'o'nthe exteriorsurface of saidhollow figure, one carryinga spear and the other a cigar,an electric light supported on sai-d spear, 'a plurality of electriclamps connected iwith said figure, an electric motor located within saidhollow ligure, means for communicating electrical energy from saidvsource of power to said motor, means for communicatingmotion 'from saidmotor to said images,and means yfor communicating electric light fromsaid source of power to said lamps, on said spear and within said cigarall substantially as and for the purpose specified.

ln testimony whereof -I aliix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses. JOHN JAY LEPPER.

Witnesses Jas. B. Enwnv, A. J. MGKERIHAN.

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Washington, D. C.

